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Have you seen the VH1.com original comedy show Home Purchasing Club? If not, you're missing out on some funniness. The cable shopping network concept is perfect for a web-series, and the show features appearances by Jeff Garland, David Koechner and other funny people. If you're still not sold, here's a recent episode:
You've heard how hard it is to get a movie made in Hollywood. You've got to know the right people, sleep with the right people, and somehow convince Brian Grazer that Spacecamp II was HIS brilliant idea!! But CollegeHumor.com is making it easy for anyone to pitch the next box office comedy success, combining Will Ferrell's starpower and the right formula of wacky antics and fringe activity. Check out the Will Ferrell Movie Generator. Then just keep "writing" until you find the perfect project for Will and the gang. Like these:
Will Ferrell plays Harold Crawford, an egotistical, obnoxious javelin tosser at the top of his profession. He and his sidekick, played by Jon Favreau, seem invincible until their dominance is threatened by a new rival. Harold Crawford's excessive pride causes him to spiral downward to comical lows. When he is at the depths of despair, he removes his shirt and bellows, "Your wildebeest is luscious, like Kyle's burning pirate!" After a wacky training process featuring a surprise cameo by Jason Bateman and a marginally-developed romantic subplot, he enters into a climactic showdown with his rival and emerges victorious - but not without learning a thing or two about friendship. Estimated Opening Weekend Box Office Returns: $43.1 million.
In our estimation, the best radio show around (especially if you're a comedy fan), The Sound of Young America, interviewed The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show's Dave Gruber and David Koechner this week, and like everything else on TSOYA, it is awesome. Listen now or podcast it for free.
How excited are you about the soon-to-be-released Tenacious D movie? Pretty freaking excited, I'll bet. Promotion for TENACIOUS D IN THE PICK OF DESTINY is kicking into high gear as "Jables and Kage" dominate the airwaves. Today they take over MTV (3:30pm - live on TRL, 11:00pm MTV Prime Time Premiere), tomorrow the world. Not even the damned are safe. Check out these clips from the Hell O'Clock News, straight from Satan's VCR:
THE PICK OF DESTINY is directed by Liam Lynch (JESUS IS MAGIC) and features performances by Tim Robbins, Ben Stiller, Amy Poehler, David Koechner, Paul F. Tompkins, Neil Hamburger(!!), Meat Loaf and Ronny James Dio. Kick-Ass, thy name is Tenacious D.
It's out. It's in your local theater. Here's a sampling of opinions and observations from some ophidimaniacs--the bloggers, the ones who made Snakes on a Plane the phenomenon it is--who waiting in line late last night to get a first motherf***ing look...
Yes, it has arrived. And it - is - awesome. The most fun I've ever had in a movie theater. Take your wildest expectations, double them, and you might begin to approach the level of mastery. Buy your tickets now. See it THIS weekend. Don't f***ing wait. It's a communal cinematic experience and you'll want to be participating in the half of the movie that isn't on screen. The crowd's Hsssssssssing began during the previews(!) and didn't stop until the credits rolled. Get stupid and go be stupid. Talk during the movie and consume massive amounts of popcorn. Yeti Don't Dance
I wrote several days ago of this movie that it would either be “so bad it’s good” or just “so bad”. Having seen it now and reveled in its glorious stupidity, I place it firmly in the former category. The difference between Snakes on a Plane and the countless other B-grade films that are released each year is that this one knows it’s bad. It’s difficult to find even one thing worth criticizing here, with every “flaw” serving only to enhance the campiness of it all. Know that going in, and you’ll have a ball. mr_wizard
Well, the flick's a big sloppy mess. Honestly. It's shot blandly and cut together sloppily; the dialogue is ripe and the characters are simps; the filler (plot) material that pops up between the semi-frequent snake attacks is actually quite snooze-worthy; most of the FX are lame; there's no third act ... I could go on with the foibles. But I'd be lying if I said that Snakes on a Plane doesn't get three kinds of slickly exciting once those damn snakes start snappin'. Judged on the simplest merit system, Snakes on a Plane delivers precisely what its pulpy title promises -- but not a whole lot more. cinematical
The biggest problem with the film is that director David Ellis can't quite find the right balance between comedy, action, horror, and suspense. It tries to be all of them at once, but it's so all over the map we can never quite figure out what it's supposed to be. Flixens
Samuel L Jackson is on fine form as the FBI agent who is supervising the safe passage of said witness, and he is given excellent support by David Koechner, Julianna Margulies and Kenan Thompson. The dialogue is knowing enough for the bad moments to appear like a joke and the cool moments to seem completely intentional, making Snakes on a Plane an instant, if minor, classic. Alex Crawford on Film